Combined washtub and washboard.



PATENTED DEG. 5, 1905.

F. X. KOTTMEYER.

COMBINED WASHTUB AND WASHBOARD.

yAPPLIGATION FILED MAY11,1905.

UNITED STATES 'FRANK X. KOTTMEYER, CF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

COMBINED WASHTUB AND WASHBOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 5, 1905.

Application led May 11, 1905. Serial No. 259,942. J

To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, FRANK X. KOTTMEYER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Louisville, in the county of Jeierson and State of Kentucky,.have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Washtuband Washboard; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention is an improved combined washtub and washboard in which thewashboard is a permanent fixture in the washtub and is provided with asoap-holder, as hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of my invention is to provide a combined washtub andwashboard made of sheet metal which is exceedingly light and cheap, isvery strong and durable, and is not likely to corrode.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved combined washtub and washboard. Fig. 2 is a partial sectionalview of the same, and Fig. 3 is a similar view taken at right angles toFig, 2.

The washtub l is here shown as madeof sheet-iron. The same is referablygalvanized, and the bottom of tlfe tub is provided with concentricallydisposed corrugations. In one side of the tub is a washboard which ismade of sheet metal, preferably galvanized iron, and comprises thetransversely-corrugated rubbing board or wall 3, side walls 4, which areilared outwardly therefrom, and a top C, the latter being formed with adepressed portion 5, forming a soap-holder, and perforated, as at 6, todrain the soap. The lower edge of the rubbing board or wall and thelower `edges of the side walls 4 bear on the bottom of the tub, theouter edges of said walls 4 and of the top C being united to one side ofthe tub, as shown, so that the washboard and soap-holder are permanentlyattached to the tub. In the lower edges of the outwardly-flaring lsidewalls 4 are openings 7 to drain the water from the space between theside of the tub, the corrugated rubbing-board 3, and the side walls 4.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings,

the construction and operation of the invention will be readilyunderstood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A washtub having in one side thereof a hollow washboard having sidewalls to bear against one side of a tub, and an outwardlyextending topplate to also bear against the side of the tub, said top plate beingprovided with a soap-holder.

2. A washtub having in one side thereof a hollow washboard made of sheetmetal and comprising a corrugated rubbing-wall, side walls extendingoutwardly therefrom to bear against the side of the tub, and anoutwardlyextending top plate at the upper edge of the rubbing-board toalso bear against the tub and extending between the said side walls,said top plate having a depressed portion forming a soap-holder.

3. Awashtub having a corrugated bottom,

and a hollow washboard at one side of and bearing against the tub andprovided with a soap-holder having means whereby to drain into the spaceformed in the hollow washboard, said space in the hollow washboardcommunicating with the interior of the tub.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

FRANK X. KOTTMEYER.

Witnesses:

M. D. VOLKMAN, F. PLAMP.

